Abstract: An apparatus for removing an indwelling catheter from a patient, including a tubular sheath having a first end and a second end, the first end having an aperture for receiving an exterior portion of an indwelling catheter partially inserted into a patient. The sheath has a contracted state and an extended state, the sheath in the extended state being configured to form a sleeve around the catheter. The apparatus includes a coupler having an aperture for receiving the catheter, the coupler being attached to the second end of the sheath, and a one-way valve attached to the coupler, the one-way valve having an aperture dimensioned to accommodate the catheter.